How does the Merit system work for new members?

[dippa12]

Hi everyone!

I'm still relatively new to Bitcointalk and recently started noticing the Merit system on the forum.

I currently have 0 Merit, and I'm trying to understand how the whole system works.

A few questions:

- How difficult is it for a new member to earn their first Merit?
- What kind of posts usually receive Merit?
- Is it mostly about sharing useful knowledge and helping other members, or can regular discussions also earn Merit?
- Is there anything specific a newcomer should focus on to start earning Merit?

I'm genuinely interested in growing as a member of this forum. I want to become an active part of the community, contribute something useful, and learn from more experienced members.

I'd really appreciate your support, advice, and any tips you could share with someone who's just getting started here.

Thanks in advance!

[Livingleged]

I’ll employ you to go though the following threads and get better understanding of how the merit system and other forum activities including ranking works

• Everything you need to know about forum 'activity, account ranks and merit
• Don't PM for merit, no magic tricks for earning merits: advice for forum newbies

[Z_MBFM]

- How difficult is it for a new member to earn their first Merit?

A little more difficult than reputable members but not impossible. The place to earn merit is local board. Post on your local board and you will get merit there. And outside the local board, where merit is given more is in technical boards along with Meta, Reputation, Scam Accusations but these boards are not for Newbies.

- What kind of posts usually receive Merit?

The post must be helpful and your post or replay should benefit someone else or help them learn something new.

Anyway as a newbie read those topic bellows to learn fundamental of this forum.

• Unofficial list of (official) Bitcointalk.org rules, guidelines, FAQ

• Newbies - Read before posting

• Merit & new rank requirements

• Forum ranks/positions/badges (What do those shiny coins under my name mean?)
• (GUIDE) Searching Effectively
• BitcoinWiki

[Joy_learns_crypto]

If you continue to chase merit first you will keep making mistakes like this, because his is not the right place for this post.
For now merit should not be your aim because you don't even know what post are meant for a particular board.
You should first read through for now, you have time and as you read you will also understand all the questions gradually about merit.

Read: THIS
THIS
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[freedomgo]

First, move your topic to Beginners & Help.

And 2nd, aside from what was shared by the person above me, these threads are worth checking as well.

How to earn Merits?
Merit & new rank requirements
What is merit and what is it for?
Newbies - Read before posting

There's a lot you can read, hope you'll be able to digest them all.

[Mitchell]

This question has been already answered (in this topic and many times in general), so I'm locking the topic.

First, move your topic to Beginners & Help.

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Meta is more specific for this question (since it is specifically about how the forum works and not Bitcoin), so I've moved it back.